College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Keywords
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Emergency Medicine, Case Reports
Date of Presentation
5-4-2023 12:00 AM
Poster Abstract
We report a case of a 18 year old male who presented via EMS who was called for an unconscious male in his car diagnosed initially with opioid overdose and later found to have carbon monoxide poisoning. The differential diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning is someone broad and non specific, but in general, carbon monoxide poisoning can be initially elusive in diagnosis and requires continued consideration. This remains true especially in this case of an unconscious male with initial responsiveness to naloxone. It is predictable that as with time the preponderance and relative commonality of this condition will decrease with the further developments in renewable energy especially in the realm of electric cars. However, we also must recognize the long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and the importance of early recognition by emergency physician, and the decision to treat or not to treat with hyperbaric medicine.
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Disorders of Environmental Origin | Emergency Medicine | Inorganic Chemicals | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Included in
Diagnosis Commons, Disorders of Environmental Origin Commons, Emergency Medicine Commons, Inorganic Chemicals Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons
Case Report: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Sleuth
We report a case of a 18 year old male who presented via EMS who was called for an unconscious male in his car diagnosed initially with opioid overdose and later found to have carbon monoxide poisoning. The differential diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning is someone broad and non specific, but in general, carbon monoxide poisoning can be initially elusive in diagnosis and requires continued consideration. This remains true especially in this case of an unconscious male with initial responsiveness to naloxone. It is predictable that as with time the preponderance and relative commonality of this condition will decrease with the further developments in renewable energy especially in the realm of electric cars. However, we also must recognize the long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning and the importance of early recognition by emergency physician, and the decision to treat or not to treat with hyperbaric medicine.
